Life After Wartime is a suite of multimedia artworks by Kate Richards and Ross Gibson. Based on 3000 archival scene-of-crime images from Sydney and thousands of evocative texts by Gibson, each iteration within the suite uses various design and interaction techniques to engage its audience.The suite comprises: Crime Scene – 1999-2000 – Justice & Police Museum Sydney and touring; Darkness Loiters – 2000 – an interactive story engine; Life After Wartime CD-ROM – 2003 – exhibited nationally and internationally, for sale through the artists, funded by the Australian Film Commission. Life After Wartime live with The Necks – Adelaide Fringe Festival 2001 and Sydney Opera House 2003 – a live improvised event with world renowned jazz trio The Necks; Street XRays – 2005 – Gibson’s re-photography installation at ACMI. Bystander – 2007 – a 5 channel interactive and immersive video installation at The Performance Space@CarriageWorks Sydney 2007. For more information on the projects www.lifeafterwartime.comDOWNLOADarticle.pdf

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2011 – In the last 12 months I have exhibited several new works, including “Spirit Patrol” a new video in the Life After Wartime suite with Ross Gibson, at the Plimsoll Gallery Hobart; “Bloodbath” a live event with Roller Derby, wiimote and VJ at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion with Linda Dement, and invited artists Nancy Mauro-Flude, Read on…